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[Choices for women at risk of hereditary breast cancer].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 1 Jan 2013
Saadatmand Sepideh, Obdeijn Inge-Marie, Koppert Linetta B, Tilanus-Linthorst Madeleine M A
Abstract excerpt
In this article, we describe a woman diagnosed as being a BRCA1 mutation carrier at 32 years of age and a BRCA2 mutation carrier diagnosed at age 63 who each opted for MRI screening instead of a preventive mastectomy. In both women, breast cancer was detected by MRI: not visible on the mammogram, < 1 cm and node negative. Both women opted for breast-conserving treatment. We compare their screening strategies and...
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